The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation Secretariat has revealed that comments made by former Executive Secretary, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on July 21, 2026, are inaccurate and unsubstantiated.
Dennis Miracles Aboagye alleged that his successor at the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD) told him some persons in government were pressuring him to find dirt on him.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on July 21, 2026, Miracles Aboagye alleged that Gameli Hoedoafia, the Executive Secretary of IMCCoD, after assuming office, asked a mutual friend to advise him to stop criticising the government because he had been instructed to find dirt on him during his tenure as Executive Secretary of the committee.
According to Miracles Aboagye, he boldly rejected the request to be silent as he speaks on behalf of Dr Bawumia and the NPP.
Miracles Aboagye on Asempa FM stated, “When the IMCC Executive Secretary came into office, within the first three months, he told a mutual friend to call me and tell me that the government was putting pressure on him to find something against me, so I should keep quiet about criticising the government.
“Later, there was a face-to-face meeting involving myself, him and the mutual friend, where he repeated the same thing. I told him that I speak for the former Vice President and I speak for the NPP, so asking me to keep quiet was like asking me not to exist. That was simply not possible,” he added.
He added, “After that, I received a message from him indicating that an audit had been conducted and that I had to respond. I received the draft audit report and submitted my response accordingly.
A second draft was later issued, raising three issues. We requested a meeting with the auditors to discuss the concerns.
“Subsequently, I was informed that I had to make a refund after they concluded that the committee had incurred some financial losses”.
However, the IMCC disclosed that a forensic audit conducted in 2025 found Miracles Aboagye and the institution’s Accountant jointly and personally liable for several financial irregularities, including authorising or facilitating non-compliant transactions.
They also revealed that Dennis Miracle Aboagye sought to have aspects of forensic audit findings dropped, including findings involving an undisclosed bank account that recorded transactions totalling GH₵102,256,802.69.
According to the IMCC statement, Miracles Aboagye requested the removal of audit findings on a GH¢102.2 million bank account at a meeting held on July 18, 2025, at the office of one of his lawyers.
They disclosed that during the meeting, Miracles Aboagye appealed for some of the audit findings to be dropped, with one of the two bank accounts recording transactions totalling GH¢102,256,802.69 but was not disclosed in the official handing-over notes.
IMCC statement disclosed that Mircales Aboagye requested the removal of findings relating to PNY Investment Limited, BMABA Enterprise and GAPTE from the audit report.
According to the Secretariat, the Executive Secretary declined the requests and the audit findings have since been submitted to EOCO for necessary action.
A statement issued by the Secretariat on July 27, 2026, parts read, “The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation Secretariat has noted significant inaccuracies and unsubstantiated statements made by Mr Dennis Edward Aboagye, a marketer and former Executive Secretary of the IMCC Secretariat, during his appearance on Ekosiisen on Asempa 94.7 FM on 21 July 2026.
Consistent with these obligations, a forensic audit was conducted in 2025. The Audit Report found Mr Aboagye and the Accountant personally and jointly culpable for identified irregularities, including authorising or facilitating non-compliant transactions. Mr Aboagye was given the opportunity to respond to the findings, which he did.
Following that, the Audit findings have been submitted to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for necessary action. The Secretariat is not privy to the full scope or findings of EOCO’s investigation but has been informed that the Audit Report forms part of a wider inquiry and will continue to provide requested documents and information in accordance with due process.
The Secretariat categorically refutes Mr Aboagye’s claim that the Executive Secretary instructed him to stop commenting on government matters, or stated that the NDC Government was pressuring him to “find something” on Mr Aboagye. For clarity, no such directive or instruction was issued. At no point was such alleged disclosure made.
On the contrary, the Secretariat states that Mr Aboagye, through one of his lawyers and a mutual friend, invited the Executive Secretary to a meeting at the lawyer’s office on 18 July 2025. During the meeting, Mr Aboagye asked that aspects of the Audit findings be dropped, including findings on two bank accounts. One of those accounts recorded transactions totalling GHS 102,256,802.69 and was not disclosed in the handing-over notes. The request also covered matters relating to PNY Investment Limited, BMABA Enterprise, and GAPTE. The Executive Secretary declined the requests.
The Secretariat rejects Mr Aboagye’s claim that the current Executive Secretary is targeting him through the audit because of a prior termination of appointment. This is tangential, and the least said about this claim the better.
The Secretariat states categorically that no audit or review of its operations is intended to victimise any former official. Administrative, financial, and operational reviews are standard governance practices; therefore, allegations of persecution are false, unfounded, and misleading”.
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